Beta-alkenyl substituted 8-hydroxyquinolines

ABSTRACT

METAL VALUES, E.G., COPPER VALUES, ARE RECOVERED FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY SOLVENT EXTRACTION WITH AN ORGANICS SOLVENT CONTAINING HYDROCARBYL-SUBSTITUTED 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES, SUCH AS ALKYLBENZYL OR B-ALKENYL 8HYDROXYQUINOLINES.

Jan. 25, 1972 w. M. BUDDE, JR., ETAI- 3,537,71l

BETAALKENYL SUBSTITUTED 8HYDROXYQUINOLINES Filed March 25, 1968 UnitedStates Patent O M' 3,637,711 BETA-ALKENYL SUBSTITUTED8-HYDROXYQUINOLINES Walter M. Eneide, Jr., Prior Lake, and James A.Hartlage, Burnsville, Minn., assignors to Ashland Uil & RefiningCompany, Houston, Tex.

Filed Mar. 25, 1968, Ser. No. 715,879 Int. Cl. C07d 33/38 U.S. Cl.260-289 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Metal values, e.g., coppervalues, are recovered from aqueous solutions by solvent extraction withan organic solvent containing hydrocarbyl-substituted 8-hydroxyquinolinederivatives, such as alkylbenzyl or -alkenyl 8-r hydroxyquinolines.

This invention in one aspect relates to the recovery by solventextraction of metal values from aqueous solutions. In another aspect, itrelates to the selective recovery of copper values from dilute sulfuricacid solution by means of solvent extraction with a solvent containing anovel extraction reagent. In another aspect, it relates to certainoil-soluble 8-hydroxyquinoline compounds and their preparation.

Solvent extraction (sometimes called liquid ion eX- change extraction)has been receiving increasing attention and enjoying wider use in thehydrometallurgical industry as a method for recovering metal values (orions) from aqueous solutions. Briefly, this hydrometallurgical processcomprises two steps. In the lirst, the extraction step, dilute aqueousfeed solution, containing the metal ion to be recovered, is mixed withan immiscible hydrocarbon diluent or carrier (e.g., kerosene) containinga liquid ion exchanger or ligand dissolved therein, and the resultingmetal chelate migrates to the organic phase. In the second, thestripping step, the separated loaded organic phase is mixed with anaqueous solution of a stripping agent (e.g., sulfuric acid) and theprocedure is reversed, the metal ion passing back to the new aqueousphase. As a consequence, the dilute feed solution is converted into ahighly concentrated solution, from which the metal values are morereadily recovered, e.g., by electrolysis. The barren organic phase(sometimes called the solvent) is recycled through the system.

Recently, patents have issued (U.S. 3,224,873 and Belgian 676,427) andpublications have appeared (see 'Chemical & Engineering News, Apr. 7,1967, p. 62) disclosing the use of certain hydroxy oximes in the solventextraction of copper values from dilute aqueous copper sulfate dumpleach liquors. To date, however, no commercial plant is in operationapplying this technique to the recovery of copper, though pilot-plantwork is being carried out. The mining industry is watching the progressof various projects in this area, such as that involved in thedevelopment of a copper extractant known as LIX-64 (see Chemical &Engineering News, Oct. 18, 1965, p. 48, and Mar. 11, 1968, p. 44).

In a particular aspect of this invention, a class ofhydrocarbyl-substituted 8hydroxyquinoline compounds are provided whichare excellent cation exchangers or extracting reagents for the recoveryof metal values from aqueous solution, such as dilute copper sulfatedump leach liquor 3,637,711 Patented Jan. 25, 1972 ACC and leach liquorcontaining vanadium values or rare earth values. These compounds can beexpressed by the general formula:

one of the Rs being such a hydrocarbyl group. The compounds of Formula Ican have other substituents, as long as they do not adversely affect thesolubility of the com- 4 pounds of their use as extractants.S-hydroxyquinoline (sometimes named as 8-quinolino1 or oxine), theparent compound or precursor of the compounds of Formula I above, issoluble in hydrocarbon, but its metal chelates, such ascopper-8-quinolinolate, are insoluble in hydrocarbons (and water).However, the compounds of IFormula I and its metal chelates are soluble(or dispersible) in the hydrocarbon diluents used in solvent extractionaccording to this invention. The particular hydrocarbyl substituentchosen and its position with respect to the ring carbon atoms is suchthat the 8-hydroxyquinoline derivative will complex or chelate with thedesired metal ion in the aqueous solution undergoing solvent extractionand that the said derivative and resulting metal chelate will both besoluble in the particular hydrocarbon diluent used in the extraction,for example, soluble to the extent of at least 2 wt. percent in thediluent. Generally, for this purpose, the total carbon atoms in the sumof the R groups has to be at least 8, and can be as high as 24 or more(e.g., 30), in order to achieve such solubilities. Preferably, R is analkylbenzyl or -alkenyl group with 12 to 18 carbon atoms. Where R is ahydrocarbyl group, it can be attached to any of the ring carbon atoms,but preferably is attached to a benzoid ring carbon atom of the FormulaI (i.e., attached at the 5, 6 or 7 position). A hydrocarbyl R group ofthis nature can be attached to more than one of the ring carbon atoms,though such generally will not lbe necessary to achieve oil-solubilityof the metal chelates of the compounds of Formula I. Preferably, forbest use of these compounds as extractants, the hydrocarbyl R group willbe attached at the 7-position and it will be an alkylbenzyl or, morepreferably, a -alkenyl group (preferably methyl-branched) such as'dodecenyL these preferred compounds having the general formulas:

l I I @Juni/'L l R'on=cnon R, I N/ I \N/ II III of R' and R be at leastone, and preferably at least 2, and with the proviso in the case ofcompounds of Formula II that the total of `carbon atoms in the sum of Rand R" be at least 5, and preferably at least 8. In Formula II, R ispreferably alkyl of 5 to 14 carbon atoms and R is preferably hydrogen;in Formula III, R is preferably hydrogen and R" is preferably an alkyl(especially one with 1-5 methyl branches) of 5 to 14 carbon atoms. Thesepreferred compounds will be easier and/or cheaper to synthesize. Thecompound which we have found to be the most useful in the solventextraction of copper is 7-[3-(5,5,7,7tetramethyl1octenyl)]8-hydroxyquinoline, a -alkenyl derivative of S-hydroxyquinoline which hasthe structure:

H, 1v The compound of Formula IV is made by reacting 8- hydroxyquinoline(sodium salt) with dodecenyl chloride and distilling the resultingalkenyl ether, as described in detail hereinafter in the workingexamples, the dodecenyl 2 chloride beingl-chloro-S,5,7,7-tetramethyl-Z-octene.

When the above 8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives of Formula I are used inthe solvent extraction of metal ions, chelates or complexes (metalhydroxyquinolates) represented as follows are formed:

CH3 CII;

where M is the chelated metal ion and n is the valence of the metal ion.When the preferred compounds of Formula III are used in the solventextraction of copper, chelates or complexes represented as followed areformed:

Representative compounds useful in this invention and within the scopeof the above general Formula I are:

and the like where one or more of the hydrocarbyl groups R are attachedto ring carbon atoms in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th positions.Mixtures of these S-hydroxyquinoline derivatives can be used if desired.7 5

The oil-soluble alkylbenzyl-S-hydroxyquinolines (Formula II) of thisinvention can be prepared in a manner in some respects similar to thatof U.S. Pat. No. 2,649,451 by reacting S-hydroxyquinoline with acompound of the general formula R- p-CH(R)X, where R and R" are asdefined above, p is a divalent benzoid ring, and X is a halide such aschlorine, bromine or iodine. The two reactants are preferably used inequimolecular amounts, but either one can be used in excess. Similarly,the -alkenyl- 8-hydroxyquinolines (Formula III) can be prepared byreacting 8-hydroxyquinoline with a compound of the general formulaRCH=CHCH(R')X, where R', R" and X are as defined above. Compounds ofthis type which are especially preferred are those alkenyl halidesdisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,689,873. The reaction of 8-hydroxyquinolinewith either of these alkylating agents is preferably carried out in asolvent in the presence of sufficient alkali to form the sodium orpotassium salt of 8-hydroxyquinoline. (Alternatively, thehydroxyquinoline reactant can be charged initially as its sodium orpotassium salt.) The solvent can be a normally liquid aliphatic oraromatic hydrocarbon or halogenated derivatives thereof, such asbenzene, toluene, xylene, naphtha, isoparan, carbon tetrachloride, etc.,or a polar solvent which is less acidic than 8hydroxyquinoline, such asmethanol, dmethylforrnamide, sulfolane, and dimethyl sulfoxide. Alkalisuch as postassium or sodium hydroxide or sodium methoxide can be usedin conjunction with either type of solvent. The reaction is exothermicand can be promoted with supplemental heat, e.g., to maintain thereaction temperature at 25-300 C., preferably 120-150 C., and can becontinued at atmospheric pressure until a homogenous dark productresults, or until the alkali is all used up. At completion of thereaction, the salt produced can be washed out with water. The separatedwater-insoluble product can be fractionally distilled to yield Yanoil-soluble S-hydroxyquinoline. Where the reaction solvent is a polarsolvent and the alkylating agent has said formula R'CHICHCH R X theproduct resulting from the water washing step must be distilled in orderto convert, at the distillation temperature, the intermediate alkenylether to the oil-soluble product.

Representative reagents which can be reacted with the 8-hydroxyquinolineto prepare the oil-soluble compounds of this invention include:ethylbenzyl chloride, octylbenzyl chloride, dodecylbenzyl chloride,nonylbenzyl chloride, ditertiary butylbenzyl chloride, octylbenzylchloride, octenyl chloride, hexadecenyl chloride, dodecenyl chloride,chloromethyl durene, chloromethyl mesitylene, and the like.

Other than the nature of the extraction agent of this invention (i.e.,the oil-soluble S-hydroxyquinoline), the solvent extraction of metalvalues from aqueous solutions is carried out manipulative-wise in aconventional manner. Briefly, this entails dissolving the extractionagent in a normally liquid hydrocarbon solvent which is waterimmiscible.These solvents can be aliphatic or aromatic or alkyl aromatichydrocarbons or chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as those derived frompetroleum, these solvents generally having specific gravities in therange of 0.65 to 0.95 and mid-boiling points in the range of 120 to 615F. (ASTM Distillation). Representative solvents which can be used inthis invention include benzene, toluene, Xylene, Hi-Sol or Sacosol(aromatic hydrocarbon), Skellysolve B (hexane-heptane mixture), fueloil, kerosene, and other hydrocarbons. The extraction agents of thisinvention and the metal complexes thereof resulting from the solventextraction are soluble (or dispersible) in the hydrocarbon solvent used.Simple solubility tests can be made to determine which solvent will bebest for a particular extracting agent. The concentration of theextraction agent in the solvent can vary and generally will be 2-50weight percent, preferably l to 15 weight percent, of the resultingsolution. The extractive power or selectivity of the extractant, or thephase separation of the organic phase from the aqueous phase, can beimproved in some instances by adding to the organic solution a modifieror conditioner, such as isodecanol or other aliphatic alcohols known inthe art (see U.S. Pat. No. 3,224,873), such modiers, where used,amounting to 0.5 to y weight percent of the resulting modied solution.

In the accompanying drawing, a solvent extraction llow sheet is shownillustrating the solvent extraction aspect of this invention. It will bedescribed now as applied to the solvent extraction of copper values(Cu++) from dump leach liquor (aqueous copper sulfate) using a kerosenesolution of 5 weight percent 7-dodecenyl-8-hydroxyquinoline (see FormulaIV).

A dump leach liquor feed 6, containing 6.13 g./l. copper values and 6.50g./l. H2SO4, is continuously pumped by metering pump 7 at a rate of 28cc./min. to a hold-tank 9 and it is mixed in mixing tank 11 with solventfrom holdtank 12 supplied thereto by metering pump 14 at a rate of 32cc./min., this solvent containing 0.7 g./l. of Cu, 22 g./l. dissolvedH2SO4. The resulting mixture 17 of organic and aqueous phases overflowsto a settler 18, where separation of the two phases occurs, raflinate 19containing 1.8 g./1. of Cu and 32 g./l. of H2SO4 being withdrawn fromthe bottom of the settler and loaded solvent 21 containing 4.9 g./l. ofCu (and nil H2SO4) overflowing to a hold tank 22. From the latter, thelo-aded solvent is passed to a mixing tank 23 in admixture with sulfuricacid stripping agent 24 containing 150 g./l. of H2504 and 25 g./l. ofCu, which is continuously supplied by metering pump 26 at 28 cc./ min.The mixture 27 of loaded solvent and stripping agent overflows tank 23to a settler 28 where separation of the organic and aqueous phaseoccurs. Pregnant strip solution 29 containing 29.2 g./l. of Cu and 150g./l. of H2SO4 is withdrawn from the bottom of stripper 28 and passed toa conventional electrolysis unit (not shown) where the copper is platedout of the aqueous solution. Barren solvent 31 containing 0.7 g./l. ofCu overflows from the top of settler 28 and is passed to hold-tank 32,from which it then tlows to a surge tank 33 and thence is recycled.

Although only a single mixing tank and settler are shown in the drawingin each of the extraction and stripping operations, a plurality of suchequipment can be employed in series in each operation. Such details areomitted in the interest of brevity, and reference is made to BulletinNos. T4-B32 and Al-B6 of the Denver Equipment Company for descriptionsof mixer-settler systems which can be used and for a description ofsolvent extraction principles and techniques, such bulletins beingincorporated herein by reference. Such equipment is also described inU.S. Pat. No. 3,206,288. Alternatively, centrifugal solvent extractoiscan be used, such as described in Brochures P-l00 and PD-763 ofPodbielnak, Inc.

The solvent extraction aspect of this invention can be carried out on amulti-stage or single-stage batch or continuous basis, and applied tothe recovery of any of the metal values known for analytical purposes toform complexes or chelates with S-hydroxyquinoline (see Textbook ofQuantitative Inorganic Analysis by Kolthoff and Sandell, published bythe Macmillan Co., N.Y., 1952). Such metals include copper, aluminum,antimony, bismuth, cadmium, calcium, cerium, cesium, chromium, cobalt,gallium, indium, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel,palladium, scandium, thallium, thorium, titanium, tunsten, uranium,vanadium, zinc, and zirconium. The metal chelates or complexes of thisinvention are soluble or dispersible in the hydrocarbon solvent used inthe extraction. The extracting agents and their metal chelates arestable and their hydrocarbon solutions have very good phase separationand stripping characteristics, carried out over a wide range of pH,e.g., 1-7. The invention is particularly applicable to the recovery ofcopper values from dump leach liquor containing iron values in additionto copper values, the latter being preferentially or selectivelyextracted into the organic phase. Such liquors generally will have a pHof 1.7 to 3 and will contain from 1 to l0 g./l. of Cu++ and from l to 10g./l. of Fe+++. The extracting agents of this invention have highloading capacity for copper (e.g., 8-9 g./l. or higher) and the abilityto extra-ct copper preferentially over iron at the low pHs normallyencountered in dump leach liquors (or even lower, e.g., 0.5-1.5) withoutnecessitating adjustment of pH to obtain optimum extraction of thecopper. Where other metals are to be extracted, the pH of the feed canbe adjusted if desired to obtain the desired selectivity or extraction.Although dilute sulfuric acid (generally containing from 50 to 300 g./l.of H2304) is the preferred stripping agent, other mineral acid strippingagents can be used, such as dilute (or strong) hydrochloric acid.Alternatively, the metal values can be recovered from the loaded solventby hydrogenating the latter. Other methods for recovery of the metalvalues from the loaded solvent can be used, such as disclosed in U.S.3,224,873.

The objects and advantages of this invention are further illustrated inthe following examples, but it should be understood that the variousmaterials used and amounts thereof, and the conditions of reaction andtreatment described therein, should not be construed to unduly limitthis invention.

EXAMPLE I Into a l-liter, round-bottom, 3-neck ask equipped with astirrer, dropping funnel and thermometer, were placed 148 g. ofS-hydroxyquinoline, 500 ml. of dimethylformamide, and a solution of 150g. of methanol and 66 g. of potassium hydroxide. The reaction mixturewas heated to 35 C. and then 202 g. of dodecenyl chloride were added tothe reaction flask and the mixture stirred for about 16 hrs. at 35-40 C.The reaction mixture was poured into water, separated and Washed withWater, and vacuum distilled to produce 222 g. (71.6% yield) of astraw-colored liquid product identified by nuclear magnetic reasonanceand elemental analyses as a 7[3(5,5,7, 7-tetramethyl-l-octenyl)]-8-hydroxyquinoline product.

In a similar manner, the same product was made (64.5% yield) usingmethanol instead of dimethylformamide, a reaction temperature of 70 C.(the reflux temperature of the reaction mixture), and a reaction time of3 hrs.

In another run, again using methanol as the reaction solvent,S-hydroxyquinoline was alkylated with octenyl chloride(5,5-dimethyl-2-hexenyl chloride) to produce 7- 3- (5,S-dimethyll-hexenyl) -S-hydroxyquinoline.

EXAMPLE II Into a flask like that described in Example I were placed 197g. of sodium 8-quinolinolate, and 241 g. of dodecenyl chloride. Theresulting slurry was stirred and heated to 115 C., after which 100 ml.of dry toluene were added and the reaction temperature was maintained at115 C. for 1/z hr. The reaction mixture quickly became homogenous and200 ml. of further dry toluene were added and the mixture maintained atreflux for 3 hrs. The resulting dark brown oil product was poured intowater, separated, washed with water, and stripped of toluene on a rotaryevaporator, leaving 361 g. (91% yield) of oil. This oil was vacuumdistilled to give a waxy solid product yield) which was identied bynuclear magnetic reasonance and elemental analyses as7[l-(5,5,7,7-tetramethyl-2-octenyl) ]-8-hydroxyquinoline product.

EXAMPLE III Into a liask like that described in Example I were placed adispersion of 28 g. of sodium hydride in 100 ml. of dry toluene. Thisdispersion was stirred while a solution of g. of S-hydroxyquinoline in800 ml. of dry toluene were slowly added. The resulting slurry wasrefluxed (ca. C.) for l hr. and then 140 g. of dodecenyl chloride wereslowly dropped into the ask. The reaction mixture was refluxed 6 hrs.,poured into water, separated and washed with 5% sulfuric acid. Thewashed organic layer was stripped of toluene on a rotary evaporator,leaving 195 g. (90% yield) of tan oil. The latter was vacuum distilledto produce 152 g. (82% distillation yield) of a waxy solid identified byinfra red, nuclear magnetic reasonance, and elemental analyses as7[1-(5,5,7,7tetramethyl2oc tcnyl) ]-8hydroxyquinoline product.

EXAMPLE IV Into a flask like that described in Example I were placed 200g. of sodium 8-quinolinolate and 388 g. of dodecylbenzyl chloride. Themixture was stirred and heated t 120 C. The reaction quickly becameexothermic, reaching 190 C. in l0 min. The reaction mixture was cooled,poured into 1 liter of benzene to give an organic solution which wasthen washed with 5% sulfuric acid and then Washed 3 times with water.The benzene was stripped out with a rotary evaporator, leaving a darkoil which was molecularly distilled to produce 263 g. (73.8% yield) of astraw-colored liquid identified by elemental and infra red anlyses asdodecylbenzyl-S-hydroxyquinoline.

In a similar manner, nonylbenzyl-8-hydroxyquinoline was prepared byalkylating sodium 8quinolinolate with nonylbenzyl chloride.

EXAMPLE V A 10 wt. percent toluene solution of the dodecenyl-S-hydroxyquinoline product of Example III was shaken in a separatoryfunnel at room temperature for about 2 min. with an equal volume of anaqueous copper sulfate feed solution containing 5.7 g./l. of Cut+ andhaving a pH of 2.0. The two phases were allowed to separate and theaqueous phase (raffinate) was iodometrically titrated for residualcopper and its pH also determined. The loaded extraction solvent wasagain contacted with another equal volume of the copper sulfate feedsolution and the ranate again analyzed. Third and fourth contacts weremade in a like manner. In Table I below, the results of this ex-*Determined by difference.

The above data show that the dodecenyl-S-hydroxyquinoline reagent ofthis invention has the ability to extract copper at low pH and thisreagent has an exceptionally high copper loading capacity.

EXAMPLE VI A 5 wt. percent kerosene solution of the dodecenyl-8-hydroxyquinoline product of Example III was contacted with an equalvolume of an aqueous feed solution having a pH of 1.5 and containing 6.5g./i. of Zn++. Analysis of the rainate showed that no significant amountof zinc was extracted. Similarly, no significant zinc was extracted whenthe feed solution had a pH of 3.0. However, when the feed solution had apH of 4.6 13% of the zinc in that solution was extracted. These datashow that the reagent does have the ability to extract zinc, albeit thepH of the feed solution must be greater than 3.

EXAMPLE VII Ten wt. percent kerosene solutions of the dodecenyl-8-hydroxyquinolne product of Example III were contacted with equal volumesof aqueous feed solution containing 2.1 g./l. of Cd++. In Table Il beloware listed the results.

These data show that the extraction agent of this invention is alsouseful in the recovery of cadmium.

EXAMPLE VIII One volume of a 10 wt. percent toluene solution like thatof Example V was used to extract two volumes of an aqueous feed solutioncontaining 4.65 g./l. of Cu++ as copper sulfate and 2.33 g./l. of Fe+++as ferrie sulfate and having a pH of 2.0. Analysis of the resultingraflinate showed it to contain 1.2 g./l. of Cu++ and 2.09 g./l. ofFe+++. The selectivity ratio for this extraction of copper with respectto iron calculated from this data was 20, a value which shows thereagent is highly selective for cupric copper in the presence of ferriciron at low pH.

EXAMPLE IX The utility of the dodecenyl-8-hydroxyquinoline product ofExample III to extract Cu++ in a continuous solvent extraction system isexemplified in this example. The system comprised one extraction stageand one stripping stage, each of these stages having a mixer of 200 cc.in volume and a settler with an area of 2.4 sq. in. The continuousoperation was run for cycles for a total of hrs. (a cycle being oneextraction stage followed by one stripping stage, with recycle of thestripped solvent to the extraction stage of the next cycle). The phaseratio of organic to aqueous during the run was about 1:1. The aqueouscopper sulfate feed solution contained 6.03 g./l. of Cu++ and 6.1 g./l.of sulfuric acid. The solvent used for the rst 80 cycles contained 10wt. percent of the reagent in a mixture of 80 parts of Sacosol 150 and20 parts of isodecanol, and in the last 40 cycles the solvent wasdiluted with this mixture to 6% reagent. The stripping solution usedcontained 200 g./l. of sulfuric acid and 35 g./l. of Cu++, and thebarren (i.e., stripped) solvent was maintained between 0.7 to 0.9 g./1.of Cu++. The system was operated with the extraction stage at ambienttemperature and the stripping stage a 50-55 C. The feed and stripsolutions were fed to the system with adjustable metering pumps fromindividual makeup tanks. The resultant raffinate and pregnant stripsolutions were discharged into holding tanks, sampled, and thendiscarded.

During the run, the loading capacity of the solvent was periodicallydetermined from analysis of the copper in the loaded solvent. It wasfound that the loading capacity of the solvent at the start of theoperation was 8.31 g./l. of Cu++; a the end of the first 80 cycles, itwas 8.27 g./l.; at the start of the last 40 cycles, it was 5.45; and atthe end of the operation it was 5.46. Thus, the loading capacitythroughout the run was substantially constant, establishing the chemicalstability of the reagent. The extraction stage operated well, with rapidphase disengagement and no separation band in the settler. There was noevidence of sludge or precipitate accumulation in any part of thecircuit and, in general, the physical behavoir of the system was good.

The oil-soluble S-hydroxyquinoline metal chelates or complexes describedabove, particularly the copper chelate, c g., of7-dodecenyl-S-hydroxyquinoline, can be used in a manner like otherso-called solubilized copper- 8-hyd1oxyquinolines (see U.S. Pat. Nos.2,457,025, 2,756,175, 2,769,006, and 3,033,865) as a fungicide tocentral ret or mildew in textile, leather, paper, etc., using thechelate for this purpose as a solution in the abovedescribed hydrocarbonsolvents.

Various modifications and alterations of this invention will becomeobvious to those skilled in the art Without departing from the scope andspirit of this invention, and it should be understood that thisinvention should not be unduly limited to that set forth herein forillustrative purposes.

We claim:

1. A compound of the formula:

wherein R is hydrogen and R'" is alkyl having from 5 to 14 carbon atoms.

3. 7- 3- (5,5-dimethyl-1-hexenyl) ]8hydroxyquinoline.

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DONALD G. DAUS, Primary Examiner U.S. C1. X.R.

